Quotes about "Resilience & Adversity"

I am not Pollyannaish about the depths of the challenges we face. ”

The only way I was going to come back to the Disney Channel was if I was in a position of more power. ”

My parents got me in trouble when I was in school because someone was getting bullied, and I didn't do anything about it. I just watched it happen and then came to the school, and I got cussed out for not helping and not being a part of it. ”

For a man so incredibly hairy and square, watching my dad get on a bike was like watching a penguin spread its wings and take flight. He'd take off at inhuman speed, a smile on his face, and never look back. ”

Let's cooperate and challenge the administration to cooperate with us because within the administration there are also moderates and people who are not fully comfortable with the tendencies that have prevailed in recent times. ”

I've been doing this since 'So Icy' back in 2005. ”

I'm always up for the challenge of doing more and doing different things. I love being inspired like a new producer all over again. ”

I'd call myself the mediator. I kind of just float around and do my own thing. I'm kind of chilled out, laid back. ”

It's pretty strange because you have images of people in your head when you left, then you just think they're going to be the same when you come back, like time freezes. I have sisters and from the ages of 11 to 13 - it's a big change for girls. ”

I had a meeting a while back with a big group of women - actors and producers and writers - who are all ethnic minorities and we just aired what we thought was happening and why, and someone said that, as a black or mixed race actress, you feel like you're renting space instead of carving out a career. But I'm just going to get on with it. ”